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Thanks. Many of you say Portofino. Sparkle....interesting idea with the kid suite....can you explain what that is?
Has anyone ever heard of the Wyndham Resorts? Bonnetcreek or others? Good or bad?
Marriott Courtyard -the kid suite has a living room with a foldout sofabed that sleeps two, and it also has a TV and dining table/chairs. There is a bedroom with a king-size bed and its own bathroom and a TV, then another smaller bedroom with bunkbeds and an adjoining bathroom. And then a kitchenette w/fridge, sink, dishwasher, microwave, etc. It sleeps six altogether. I liked having the separate bedroom for me and dh - more privacy. The kids liked the bunkbeds and they traded off between them and the sleeper sofa. It's not a really huge suite, but we were basically only there to sleep and eat breakfast, so we didn't need a ton of room. I think Portofino has similar suites.
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My ds LOVES the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan - he whizzed through those. He also likes Thieves and Kings by Mark Oakley. The Bone books by Jeff Smith are very popular with all of my kids.
I'll second the Alex Rider books and Terry Pratchett's books.
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We stayed at the Marriott Courtyard last time, in one of the kid suites. It was perfect for us. The kitchenette was really nice to have. It's not walking distance though. We just drove and parked in the parking lot at Disney each day rather than dealing with the shuttle.
The Candy Cane is nice, too, and is walking distance, although I remember it being a bit noisier.
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I was a few weeks short of 38 when I had my last one. I was a lot tireder than with the first 3, but other than that, no problems.
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I voted for him too - he's a cutie pie. Good luck!
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Not me. 4 kids + 45 years old = Done :) I do enjoy seeing my friends' and relatives' little ones though.
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12 is the general rule here. I'm fine with leaving my 14 and 13 year olds home alone by themselves for several hours. If the younger ones are with them, I am usually gone no more than 2 hours. That said, I have left my 10 and 7 year olds at home alone for 10 min or so while I run a quick errand, but not longer than that.
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Oh, goodness. Praying for some answers and a quick recovery.
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I've used a mix of Catholic/Christian/secular sources over the years. The first few years we homeschooled we used Sonlight and replaced the Bible and missionary stories with Catholic materials. I've also used several Winter Promise programs with a few modifications. Nowadays I mainly pick and choose from a lot of various things.
Some Catholic materials I've used and liked:
The old (Lepanto) Voyages in English (for grammar)
CHC's Little Stories for Little Folks
CHC's Spellers (not my favorite but they're OK)
Our Pioneers and Patriots (for history)
The Old World and America (for history)
American History (OLVS text by Goebel)
My World of Neighbors (for geography - dated but still interesting)
The old Faith and Freedom readers w/color pictures
All Ye Lands (history)
Seton 1st & 2nd grade History FYC
Seton 5th grade Art FYC
Seton 5th grade Health FYC
Seton 1st grade Science FYC
CHC's Science 2 (Science for Little Folks)
Catholic Mosaic
CHC's Little Latin readers and workbooks
God Gave Me the Gift of Language (OLVS English)
Catholic Children's Treasure Box books
Seton Phonics 1 & 2 FYC
and, obviously lots of saint biographies/Fr. Lovasik books/Bible/sacrament prep/catechism, etc.
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Slight hijack - how difficult is Arabic to learn? Our church has a lot of Arabic-speaking people and I'd like to be able to converse with them a bit, but I'm intimidated by the alphabet/script. Does Arabic have a really steep learning curve?
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Try self car wash or coin-operated car wash (?)
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Traditional anti-perspirants - I like either Mitchum for Women or Suave (Suave is a lot cheaper).
Natural deodorant - I like Weleda (it's a spray). I've tried several natural brands and this is the only one that works for me at all. It comes in several different scents. I think the rose works better than the sage, I have not tried the citrus.
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Check out the website for National Black Home Educators. The Burgeses are awesome people. NBHE
Hang in there. Homeschooling can be difficult but it is rewarding. I know you can do it.
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Yes, what age group? I've been very happy with K12's Human Odyssey textbook series, which is secular, for my middle schooler. I'm using Notgrass for my high schooler - it is very Protestant flavored, and is anti-Catholic in places, but I am editing around it.
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Introducing the Orthodox Church by Anthony M. Coniaris is a very good overview of Orthodox beliefs and practices.
Orthodoxy and Catholicism: What are the Differences? by Fr. Theodore Pulcini is the little booklet that introduced me to the Orthodox Church and got me started on the road to conversion.
I will also second all the books mentioned above (except the Gallatin book which I haven't read yet). They are all worthwhile reads.
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I was thinking about using SOS for health, but I came across this unit study that looks interesting at Currclick. It's an online program but it involves hands-on activities too. You can see a preview of it. It's secular, not Christian though.
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Stacey, this year for my 9th grader I used Notgrass World History and Holt Earth Science. The Holt is a secular text book. Notgrass is OK, but it is written by a Protestant and there are a few places that it is definitely anti-Catholic. I had to go through and edit it a bit. That said, we will continue to use it next year (American History), but I will definitely read through it first and edit as necessary. For science next year we are using SOS Biology.
I've used All Ye Lands from the Catholic Text Books Project with my 7th grader this year. It's a good book and we enjoyed it but I feel like it is too light by itself. We used it more as a supplement, and used K12's Human Odyssey Vol. 1 for the main text. This is secular but very well done, colorful, and engaging. We are going to used Vol. 2 next year for 8th grade, along with the second half of All Ye Lands and The Old World and America (an older Catholic text). There is also a Volume 3 of Human Odyssey and I don't know yet whether I will use that for this ds when he gets to 9th or use Notgrass. I have to say at this point, HO is my favorite of the books we have used.
I know that most Catholic programs use Apologia for HS Science. I'm not sold on it, but that's probably just me. I don't think there's a perfect science curriculum for Catholic/Orthodox homeschoolers yet, but if I find it I'll let you know :)
Yvette
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That was beautiful! I just love Pascha.
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Truly He is risen!
Doesn't it feel weird to be able to eat meat now? :D
Happy Pascha!
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How exciting, milovany and happygrrl! Congratulations to you both! My conversion was very quick. I started attending Divine Liturgy in Sept of '07 and was Chrismated at Pascha of '08. I came from the Catholic church, though, so not a ton of theological differences. I had some catechesis with the priest and did a lot of reading on my own, but overall it was a quick process. I knew right away it was the right move for me.
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Congratulations and many years! I'm so happy for you.
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:grouphug: Sorry to hear this. I will pray for you.
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from complications related to MS. She was 48. She left behind a devoted husband and 3 beautiful children.
Please pray for me. I am feeling beat on.
I'm so sorry :angelsad2: I'll continue to pray for you as you travel through this valley. :grouphug:
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Yikes! That has to be the dumbest thing I've ever heard of :001_huh: :glare:
Prayer for my oldest son PLEASE
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You've been in my thoughts. I hope the antibiotics take care of the problem and he feels better soon.